Húrin's young son Túrin was sent away from Dor-lómin after the disaster the Nirnaeth to the safety of Doriath, and so he never met his younger sister Niënor, who was born after his departure. He grew to be a strong warrior, but unintentionally caused the death of the ElfSaeros, and so exiled himself from the kingdom of Thingol. After many journeys through the west of Beleriand, during which he was captured by Orcs and later saw the downfall of Nargothrond, he eventually came to the Forest of Brethil, and settled there in peace.

Neither brother nor sister knew who the other was, and in time they wed and Níniel (as Niënor was known in Brethil) conceived a child. At that time Glaurung stirred from Nargothrond and set out towards Brethil, but through a dangerous scheme Túrin contrived to slay the Dragon. As Glaurung died, he revealed the truth of her identity to Niënor, and she cast herself into the river Teiglin in despair. Soon afterward Túrin also took his own life.

The Tale of Grief proper ends with the deaths of Túrin and Niënor, but the grief of their father Húrin continued. Morgoth at last released him fron Angband, and he found his wife Morwen at the memorial stone for their children. As the Sun set on the day of their meeting, Morwen's life left her. After Morwen's death, Húrin's wandered for a time, but before long his own life came to an end: it is said that he threw himself at last into the Sea.

Notes

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I 501 is the date of the death of Morwen Eledhwen, the last of the events described in the Tale, so it must have been written after that date (and it is probably fair to assume that it would have taken at several more years at least for the full story to reach the poet Dírhavel and be turned by him into a narn). Dírhavel was lost in the attack of the Sons of Fëanor on the Havens of Sirion in I 538, so it must have been completed before that date.